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President
David Hildebrand
PCI
#404T/EMSCI #118T
Denton Police Department
Denton, Texas
president
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Number
of
Years in Public Safety: 20
Number of Years on Bike Duty:
14
IPMBA Member Since: 1999
IPMBA Instructor Since: 2000
My First Bike: Sears version of
a Schwinn Sting Ray
Why I Became a Bike Cop: Boredom
with car patrol
My Advice to the New Public Safety
Cyclist: Don't be lukewarm;
either go all in or don't go at all.
#1 Priority for IPMBA: To
offer the best, most accessible,
public safety cycling course in the
world, so no public safety cyclist
will be put out on duty without
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Vice President
Bernie Hogancamp
PCI #498
Homewood Police
Department
Homewood, Illinois
vp
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Number
of
Years in Public Safety: 30
Number of Years on Bike Duty:
17
IPMBA Member Since: 2001
IPMBA Instructor Since: 2001
My First Bike: Gold Spyder bike
with a banana seat
Why I Became a Bike Cop: It is
a great way to blend two of my
favorite things, police work and
cycling.
My Advice to the New Public Safety
Cyclist: Take your riding as
seriously as you would any other
tactic or technique that is important
to doing your job well.
#1 Priority for IPMBA: Provide
the best, most current training to
public safety cyclists and never
hesitate to evolve to meet the
challenges of changing times and
missions. |
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Secretary
Robert Hatcher
PCI #629/EMSCI #103
Delaware Police Dept.
Delaware, Ohio
secretary
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Number of
Years in Public Safety: 14
Number of Years on Bike Duty: 10
IPMBA Member Since: 2000
IPMBA Instructor Since: 2002
My First Bike: Space Invaders
themed bike
Why I Became a Bike Cop: To
provide the community with a different
style of policing.
My Advice to the New Public Safety
Cyclist: Obtain training and
continue to hone your skills after
your initial training.
#1 Priority for IPMBA: To
provide the best and most complete
training and resources for the public
safety cyclist. |
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Treasurer
Kurt Feavel
PCI #539
University of Wisconsin-Madison Police
Department (Retired)
Madison, Wisconsin
treasurer (at) ipmba.org |
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Number of
Years in Public Safety: 26
Number of Years on Bike Duty: 18
IPMBA Member Since: 2001
IPMBA Instructor Since: 2001
My First Bike: Probably a Huffy
or something like it. My first "real"
bike was a 1996 Trek 9000 full
suspension, AKA the Inch Worm.
Why I Became a Bike Cop: Seemed
like it would be fun and different.
My Advice to the New Public Safety
Cyclist: Stay in shape; and
challenge yourself.
#1 Priority for IPMBA: Keep
IPMBA at the top of the Public Safety
Cycling world. |
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Education
Director
Mitch Trujillo
PCI #244T
Boulder Police Department
Boulder, Colorado
education
(at) ipmba.org |
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Number of Years
in Public Safety: 18
Number of Years on Bike Duty: 14
IPMBA Member Since: 1996
IPMBA Instructor Since: 1999
My First Bike: A beat up Huffy,
I believe.
Why I Became a Bike Cop: The
glamour. Actually, I think it was in
my DNA.
My Advice to the New Public Safety
Cyclist: Smooth is fast is
smooth.
#1 Priority for IPMBA: Bottom
line: develop the best public safety
bike instructors and training
materials. |
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Conference
Coordinator
Tom Harris
PCI #861T/EMSCI #030T
East Baton Rouge Parish EMS/Livingston
Parish Sheriff's Department
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
conferences
(at) ipmba.org |
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Number of
Years in Public Safety: 33
Number of Years on Bike Duty:
15
IPMBA Member Since: 1996
IPMBA Instructor Since: 1999
My First Bike: Western Flyer
1968
Why I Became a Bike Medic: To
experience a different approach to
public safety.
My Advice to the New Public Safety
Cyclist: Every day is a learning
day.
#1 Priority for IPMBA: To help
provide the best possible training and
resources for public safety cyclists. |
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Industry
Liaison
Charlie Summers
PCI #512
Illinois State
University Police Department
Normal, Illinois
industry
(at) ipmba.org |
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Number of
Years in Public Safety: 19
Number of Years on Bike Duty: 15
IPMBA Member Since: 1998
IPMBA Instructor Since: 2001
My First Bike: Redline BMX (I
still have it!)
Why I Became a Bike Cop: It is
the best way to patrol on a college
campus.
My Advice to the New Public Safety
Cyclist: Continue to enhance
your bike handling skills.
#1 Priority for IPMBA: To
continue to provide the best quality
training and equipment to the public
safety cyclist. |
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EMS Coordinator
Marc Zingarelli
EMSCI #179/SCI#002
Circleville Fire
Department
Circleville, Ohio
emsc (at) ipmba.org |
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Number of
Years in Public Safety: 25
Number of Years on Bike Duty: 8
IPMBA Member Since: 2004
IPMBA Instructor Since: 2006
My First Bike: Schwinn Stingray
Why I Became a Bike Medic: So
I could finally get paid to ride my
bike.
My Advice to the New Public Safety
Cyclist: Get trained and/or come
to a conference.
#1 Priority for IPMBA: To get
more EMS agencies on Bikes |
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Membership
Coordinator
*Position Open*
membership
(at) ipmba.org |
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IPMBA
Maureen Becker,
Executive Director
maureen
(at) ipmba.org
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